{"id":3493,"date":"2026-06-13T20:16:14","date_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:16:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ghost-in-the-shell-anime-july-2026-prime-video\/"},"modified":"2026-06-13T20:16:14","modified_gmt":"2026-06-13T12:16:14","slug":"ghost-in-the-shell-anime-july-2026-prime-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/ghost-in-the-shell-anime-july-2026-prime-video\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghost in the Shell Anime Premieres 7 July on Prime Video \u2014 Ending Theme Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Science SARU&#8217;s highly anticipated <strong>Ghost in the Shell anime<\/strong> just dropped its fourth promotional video \u2014 and with it, the reveal of an ending theme nobody saw coming: <em>&#8220;Blue&#8221;<\/em> by MILLENNIUM PARADE, featuring Canadian-Japanese artist Saya Gray and Grammy-winner Daniel Caesar. With the premiere locked in for <strong>7 July 2026<\/strong> on Amazon Prime Video worldwide, Singapore fans have less than four weeks to wait.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"gt-video\">\n<div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;height:0;overflow:hidden;\"><iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2OGEOg3bbIc\" title=\"TV\u30a2\u30cb\u30e1\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u300e\u653b\u6bbb\u6a5f\u52d5\u968a THE GHOST IN THE SHELL\u300f\u30d7\u30ed\u30e2\u30fc\u30b7\u30e7\u30f3\u30d3\u30c7\u30aa\u7b2c4\u5f3e\uff5c2026\u5e747\u67087\u65e5(\u706b)\u653e\u9001\u958b\u59cb\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;\" allow=\"accelerometer;clipboard-write;encrypted-media;gyroscope;picture-in-picture;web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><figcaption>Ghost in the Shell \u2014 4th Promotional Video\uff5cvia \u30d0\u30f3\u30c0\u30a4\u30ca\u30e0\u30b3\u30d5\u30a3\u30eb\u30e0\u30ef\u30fc\u30af\u30b9 \u30c1\u30e3\u30f3\u30cd\u30eb on YouTube<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>What the New Ghost in the Shell 2026 Anime PV Reveals<\/h2>\n<p>The fourth PV centres on the emotional and psychological core of the story. Set in 2029, the series follows Motoko Kusanagi \u2014 a full-body cyborg officer \u2014 as she and her newly formed Public Security Section 9 come up against the <strong>Puppet Master<\/strong>, a mysterious hacker capable of overwriting human memories. The promo hints at the identity drama that made the original manga and 1995 film so enduring: just how much humanity remains in a mind that can be copied, hacked, or replaced?<\/p>\n<p>Director <strong>Mokochan<\/strong> and Science SARU are leaning hard into a retro, manga-faithful aesthetic \u2014 rugged linework, dense urban cityscapes, and action sequences that feel closer to Masamune Shirow&#8217;s original 1989\u20131991 manga than to the painterly melancholy of the Mamoru Oshii film. The Fuchikoma AI tanks (called Tachikoma in later entries) are back in their original four-legged form.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ghost-in-the-shell-2026-pv3-section9.png?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ghost in the Shell 2026 \u2014 Section 9 crew key visual by Science SARU\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Science SARU \/ Bandai Namco Filmworks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>&#8220;Blue&#8221; \u2014 An Ending Theme That Spans Three Continents<\/h2>\n<p>The ending theme is a genuine surprise. <strong>MILLENNIUM PARADE<\/strong> is the creative collective of <strong>Daiki Tsuneta<\/strong>, frontman of King Gnu and a musician with existing ties to the Ghost in the Shell universe \u2014 MILLENNIUM PARADE previously contributed music to <em>Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045<\/em>. The track &#8220;Blue&#8221; features <strong>Saya Gray<\/strong>, a Canadian-Japanese multi-instrumentalist and singer-songwriter who formerly toured as bassist for Daniel Caesar, and <strong>Daniel Caesar<\/strong> himself, the Grammy Award-winning Canadian R&#038;B artist.<\/p>\n<p>According to the <a href=\"https:\/\/theghostintheshell.jp\/en\/news\/the-ghost-in-the-shell-ending-music-ax-2026\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official Ghost in the Shell global site<\/a>, production on &#8220;Blue&#8221; began around three years ago with Tsuneta and Saya Gray, with Daniel Caesar joining the collaboration later. The result is an ending theme that crosses Japanese pop, R&#038;B, and indie-soul \u2014 fitting for a series asking big questions about identity and borders.<\/p>\n<figure><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ghost-in-the-shell-2026-motoko-key-art-scaled.jpg?w=474&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Ghost in the Shell 2026 \u2014 Motoko Kusanagi key art by Science SARU\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\"><figcaption>Image courtesy of Science SARU \/ Bandai Namco Filmworks<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>When and Where to Watch \u2014 Singapore Included<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Ghost in the Shell<\/strong> premieres on <strong>7 July 2026<\/strong> in Japan (Fuji TV \/ Kansai TV broadcast, with an early Prime Video window in Japan ahead of the TV airing). Amazon Prime Video holds worldwide streaming rights \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/tv\/articles\/ghost-shell-anime-coming-prime-192544931.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">excluding Russia and China<\/a> \u2014 meaning Singapore subscribers should be able to watch from day one. Prime Video Singapore has not issued a separate local announcement at time of writing; if that changes, we&#8217;ll update this post.<\/p>\n<p>Before the streaming launch, the first two episodes make an early world premiere at the <strong>Annecy International Animation Film Festival<\/strong> (21\u201327 June, France). A second early screening is set for <strong>Anime Expo<\/strong> in Los Angeles on 4 July 2026, with director Mokochan and character designer Shuhei Handa present for a Q&amp;A \u2014 for those of you making the trip.<\/p>\n<h2>The Team Behind It<\/h2>\n<p>The series is produced by Science SARU alongside a production committee that includes <strong>Bandai Namco Filmworks<\/strong>, <strong>Kodansha<\/strong>, and <strong>Production I.G<\/strong> \u2014 the studio that co-produced the original 1995 film. Series composition and scripts are by <strong>EnJoe Toh<\/strong>. Check out our <a href=\"\/category\/manga-anime\/\">other anime coverage<\/a> if you&#8217;re building your summer 2026 watchlist.<\/p>\n<h2>Last Words<\/h2>\n<p>Ghost in the Shell has a long history with Singapore fans \u2014 the 1995 film is one of those titles that quietly changed how a generation here thought about anime as a serious medium. Science SARU&#8217;s track record (Dandadan, Devilman Crybaby) and the ambition of the ending theme point to a production that wants to earn that legacy, not just trade on it. Pop it into your Prime Video watchlist and set a reminder for 7 July.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Science SARU&#8217;s Ghost in the Shell anime hits Prime Video 7 July 2026. New 4th PV reveals the Puppet Master and ending theme &#8216;Blue&#8217; by MILLENNIUM PARADE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3490,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":[]},"categories":[25,30],"tags":[68,105,205,204,206],"class_list":["post-3493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-manga-anime","category-news","tag-anime","tag-ghost-in-the-shell","tag-prime-video","tag-science-saru","tag-summer-2026-anime"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/ghost-in-the-shell-2026-pv4-key-visual.png?fit=1920%2C1080&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p13AlF-Ul","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":3367,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/summer-2026-anime-singapore-streaming-guide\/","url_meta":{"origin":3493,"position":0},"title":"Summer 2026 Anime: Your Singapore Streaming Guide","date":"June 8, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Ghost in the Shell, Sekiro: No Defeat, Bleach's grand finale and more \u2014 your complete guide to streaming summer 2026 anime in Singapore.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Manga Anime&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/sekiro-no-defeat-anime.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3443,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/grand-blue-dreaming-season-3-july-2026\/","url_meta":{"origin":3493,"position":1},"title":"Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 Arrives 6 July \u2014 Official Main PV Drops Today","date":"June 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Grand Blue Dreaming Season 3 premieres July 6 on Tokyo MX \u2014 the official main PV is out today, revealing the ending theme and Iori's first overseas dive trip to Palau.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;News&quot;","img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/grand-blue-dreaming-s3-pv3-thumbnail.jpg?fit=1200%2C675&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":3220,"url":"https:\/\/www.gametrader.sg\/blog\/my-hero-academia-final-season-crowned-anime-of-the-year-at-the-2026-crunchyroll-anime-awards\/","url_meta":{"origin":3493,"position":2},"title":"My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON Crowned Anime of the Year at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards","date":"May 25, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"After a record-shattering 73 million votes from fans around the world, Crunchyroll has named My Hero Academia FINAL SEASON the Anime of the Year at the 2026 Crunchyroll Anime Awards. 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